Basement conversion you wrong

[Temp]

The Sun: Couple’s £1m bill as home COLLAPSES after botched basement conversion.

 

And that's not the rebuild cost....

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10471808/couples-dream-home-botched-conversion-mortgage/

 

Quote

 

Their £345,000 dream home split in half and was reduced to rubble after a botched basement conversion.

After insurance companies refused to payout they were hit with a £318,000 demolition bill from the council and £500,000 in legal costs among thousands more in lost goods.

 

 

There was another flat above theirs.

Edited December 3, 2019 by Temp

[Bitpipe]

Builder looked to be of the stetson and lasso variety, court awarded them £300k damages but he liquidated the company and then started again.

 

Although I fail to see how a demolition costs £350k...

[Temp]

I suspect the bill isn't just for demolition. The photos show it was one half of a semi. It looks like the work affected the other half of the semi (on the right) and the unattached semi next door (left). This photo shows a bunch of steel now going between the two. I reckon the owners of the unattached semi on the left would only allow that if their house was being affected as well. So I make it at least four properties affected. Their flat, the one above and the two semi either side.

 

[Pocster]

Glad I’ve not got a dodgy basement ?